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thompson. kenny baldwin becoming the first openly gay member of the united states senate. >>> the asian markets are now closed and the london markets are now opening. let's get to christine romans with a look at how the markets are reacting. >> first let's look at asia that closed mixed watching the status quo. you have a u.s. president that is the same u.s. president and then you have a house and a senate of different parties. asian markets closing slightly mixed. your mean markets are up slightly and the stock index futures in the u.s., this is what we are watching heading to the opening bell at 9:30 eastern. stocks u.s. futures are up ever so slightly. what the signal is that the markets want to see now is progress on fiscal cliff. that is the most important thing next for markets to see. you would have seen probably a rally if mitt romney had won. wall street loved mitt romney and wanted him to be the president, but they thought barack obama would be. no uncertainty there. barack obama will
thompson. kenny baldwin becoming the first openly gay member of the united states senate. >>> the asian markets are now closed and the london markets are now opening. let's get to christine romans with a look at how the markets are reacting. >> first let's look at asia that closed mixed watching the status quo. you have a u.s. president that is the same u.s. president and then you have a house and a senate of different parties. asian markets closing slightly mixed. your mean...
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they chose tommy thompson leading the race. when everything is said and done, he will fail at winning this state. he had a very tough nomination battle, he survived that and tammy baldwin had been beating him up unmercifully. he never really survived that. et party threat and lou dobbs pointed out how potent the tea party threat was. but it might have hurt republican chances in general. as in the case of indiana, they lost what should have been a given in the case of trinity losing out to a democratic upstart sandra smith is keeping options open. a lot of states have closed off. sanda: there is still an option left on the table. five battleground states that has not yet been called. this would involve the state of virginia, which is one of the first to close tonight. too close to call. north carolina, also one of the first to close tonight. ohio is obviously a key state for mitt romney to win this evening. eighteen electoral votes. we are still waiting on results from florida. too close to call. twenty-nine electoral votes in i
they chose tommy thompson leading the race. when everything is said and done, he will fail at winning this state. he had a very tough nomination battle, he survived that and tammy baldwin had been beating him up unmercifully. he never really survived that. et party threat and lou dobbs pointed out how potent the tea party threat was. but it might have hurt republican chances in general. as in the case of indiana, they lost what should have been a given in the case of trinity losing out to a...
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tommy thompson in wisconsin, lost. george allen, a loser. heather wilson in new mexico, lost. todd akin in missouri, lost. his only winners of the night were dean heller, the incumbent appointed senator in nevada, and deb phish er fisher, up in nebraska. more than $100 million went to candidates who won versus those who lost. it turns out his rate of return, if you want to put this in business terms, was an anemic 1.29% return on the dollar in terms of winners and beating people he didn't like. he was asked about it, mr. adelson, on fox -- actually rove was on fox. >> yeah, look, if groups like crossroads were not active, this race would have been over a long time ago. president obama came out of the box on may 15th with $215 million of advertising over a 2 1/2 month period designed to demonize mitt romney. >> how is that for an argument? if it wasn't for his own money, romney would have been less competitive and would have lost earlier. how will that fly with the billionaires who put their money into this thing? michael isikoff knows about this stuff. he's national investigat
tommy thompson in wisconsin, lost. george allen, a loser. heather wilson in new mexico, lost. todd akin in missouri, lost. his only winners of the night were dean heller, the incumbent appointed senator in nevada, and deb phish er fisher, up in nebraska. more than $100 million went to candidates who won versus those who lost. it turns out his rate of return, if you want to put this in business terms, was an anemic 1.29% return on the dollar in terms of winners and beating people he didn't like....
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tommy thompson supports a program to replace traditional medicare with a voucher. this throws people out to the private interests world with a piece of paper that does not keep up with costs. tough luck. shifting costs to seniors. >> medicare, ladies and gentleman, will go bankrupt in the year 2024. i do not want medicare to go bankrupt. i want to fix medicare. i want to make sure that seniors are protected. only those under the age of 50 will have a choice. not a voucher like she says. i have never supported a voucher. what i support is a program would affect those 50 and under. to want to go with the federal fund and the employee benefit? all of the people in congress. >> through the weekend, watch more debates. starting 10 eastern time in the morning on c-span. >> tomorrow, a senate debate in maine between republican charlie summers, democrat cynthia dill, independent angus king, and others. >> these are the stories that your textbooks left out. they are great stories about real people and american history. really important moments. the first pilgrims came 50 ye
tommy thompson supports a program to replace traditional medicare with a voucher. this throws people out to the private interests world with a piece of paper that does not keep up with costs. tough luck. shifting costs to seniors. >> medicare, ladies and gentleman, will go bankrupt in the year 2024. i do not want medicare to go bankrupt. i want to fix medicare. i want to make sure that seniors are protected. only those under the age of 50 will have a choice. not a voucher like she says. i...
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we have to strengthen and extend its solvency, but i would note that tommy thompson supports a program to replace traditional medicare with a voucher. some people look to the private health insurance world with a piece of paper that does not keep up with costs -- tough luck. it is out of your own pockets. shifting costs to sailors us with a sweetheart deal with the drug company. >> medicare, ladies and gentlemen, is going to go bankrupt in the year 2024. i do not want medicare to go bankrupt. i want to fix medicare, but i want to make sure that seniors in america are protected. all of those ~ over the age of 50 by the year 2000 -- under the age of 50 a year 2000 will have a choice. i have never supported a voucher. what i support is a program that gives a choice to those 50 or under -- to a still want to be with medicare or do i want the federal health employee benefits that all the people in congress -- the president gets? >> through the weekend, watch more debates from key house, senate, and government raises -- races on c-span. am tonight, we take you live to rhode island's first di
we have to strengthen and extend its solvency, but i would note that tommy thompson supports a program to replace traditional medicare with a voucher. some people look to the private health insurance world with a piece of paper that does not keep up with costs -- tough luck. it is out of your own pockets. shifting costs to sailors us with a sweetheart deal with the drug company. >> medicare, ladies and gentlemen, is going to go bankrupt in the year 2024. i do not want medicare to go...
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not because she defeated tommy thompson, but because she's openly gay. it's huge. the first black president, the first gay senator. it's big. and it's a great thing. the democrats held on to a seat that they should have held on to. the elizabeth warren seat is a really big deal, too. he made a couple of bad votes. first one he voted against the president's nominee. he voted against a woman for the supreme court. that was a big mistake. and the second one was he voted for -- against the bank -- the dod frank bill. sorry. it's 3:00 in the morning. he took more money from wall street than any other sitting senator. that's something people in the commonwealth look at. other parts say no, i don't think that represents our values. he was defeated tonight by a handy margin. here is an interesting thing. if hillary clinton does step down as secretary of state. if barack obama nominates john kerry, if he is confirmed by his own chamber, guess who runs for that seat? the guy that just lost to elizabeth warren. you have huge gains tonight. you have got a couple of outstanding
not because she defeated tommy thompson, but because she's openly gay. it's huge. the first black president, the first gay senator. it's big. and it's a great thing. the democrats held on to a seat that they should have held on to. the elizabeth warren seat is a really big deal, too. he made a couple of bad votes. first one he voted against the president's nominee. he voted against a woman for the supreme court. that was a big mistake. and the second one was he voted for -- against the bank --...
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baldwin tweet tommy thompson. she becomes the first female senator elected in the state of wisconsin and the first ever openly gay senator ever. baldwin says she knows the fact that she's gay gets a lot of attention but that's not what she's all about. >> i am well aware that i will be the first openly gay member -- >> tammy! tammy! tammy! >>> nancy pelosi is expected to be reelected to congress. she got some bad news before the election. thievessed vandalized her -- thieves vandalized her house. when deputies got there, they found smashed glass and so far no arrests have been made. >>> well, a san francisco gun club says it i reached an agreement with the city about a new lease. they say they will be allowed to stay in its 14-acre space on lake merced for two more years. this comes with the club negotiating with the city. >>> voters overwhelming ly passed -- overwhelmingly passed proposition 36. >>> 8:52. a controversial measure in the east bay was ejected -- was rejected. >>> and sal will have one more look at o
baldwin tweet tommy thompson. she becomes the first female senator elected in the state of wisconsin and the first ever openly gay senator ever. baldwin says she knows the fact that she's gay gets a lot of attention but that's not what she's all about. >> i am well aware that i will be the first openly gay member -- >> tammy! tammy! tammy! >>> nancy pelosi is expected to be reelected to congress. she got some bad news before the election. thievessed vandalized her --...
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in wisconsin, tammy baldwin defeats tommy thompson, she becomes the first female senator from that state and first openly gay u.s. senator. >> byron, what happened in the house? >> well, in the house it was a status quo election there as well. there the republicans retain control of the house of representatives. they got to the magic number to take back the house. currently there are 226 republicans in the house and as you said a lot of money was spent,bout $2.3 billion on congressional races and when it was all over it was about just like it was before the election. >> byron pitts thank you very much. >>> after a long election night, host of "face the nation" bob schieffer, also cbs political news john dickerson and major garrett, they were all up late night as was norah. here we have an election. what's next? do you remember last night? it was several hours ago. >> a lot of trouble, that's what's next. and i mean this with no disrespect. barack obama won. he won the battleground states. that's what this was, a battleground states election but i don't think he got what i would call a ma
in wisconsin, tammy baldwin defeats tommy thompson, she becomes the first female senator from that state and first openly gay u.s. senator. >> byron, what happened in the house? >> well, in the house it was a status quo election there as well. there the republicans retain control of the house of representatives. they got to the magic number to take back the house. currently there are 226 republicans in the house and as you said a lot of money was spent,bout $2.3 billion on...
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fine define -- defined - tommy thompson as soon as possible. our job was to define him quickly and maintain our competitive edge. the shocking news was that they gave us about 30 days free and they did not come in and give tommy any cover. same thing with the obama campaign. we spend our resources early. we were lucky enough to remain competitive the entire campaign. our objective was we had to define these candidates early. to make the theme of voters know where they stood on female issues. >> the partnership was planned out more than a year ago with the gay and lesbian fund. with that, we ended up spending $3.50 million, the biggest program we had ever done in the history of the organization. define ,there and a fin thompson, at a time where karl rove and none of those groups came to wisconsin for 30 days, it was astounding. everyone thought the race was done because tommy thompson was in the league. i talked to folks a week before the election who thought tammy did not have a chance. what that meant for her, and this is important for women c
fine define -- defined - tommy thompson as soon as possible. our job was to define him quickly and maintain our competitive edge. the shocking news was that they gave us about 30 days free and they did not come in and give tommy any cover. same thing with the obama campaign. we spend our resources early. we were lucky enough to remain competitive the entire campaign. our objective was we had to define these candidates early. to make the theme of voters know where they stood on female issues....
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former governor and future united states senator, tommy thompson. thank you. [cheers and applause] chairman reince priebus, a hometown guy and, hall-of-famer, bart starr, thank you very much. [cheers and applause] old friend here too, ann wall was kind enough to speak here. my son is joining us. my youngest son is campaigning. my boys have been campaigning all over the country. this is a family affair for us. their support means a lot to me and yours, the work you have done, the contacts made in wisconsin over the last month have just blown everybody away. i want to thank you for the work you're doing. that will help us get this victory. [cheers and applause] now, our thoughts today also turn to people in the country that are still recovering, in many cases from the hurricane that hit the atlantic coast. a lot of people having very tough times. i hope you keep them in your thoughts and prayers. if you have an extra dollar or more send it to the american red cross or to the salvation army or other relief organizations to help fellow americans. we are a nation o
former governor and future united states senator, tommy thompson. thank you. [cheers and applause] chairman reince priebus, a hometown guy and, hall-of-famer, bart starr, thank you very much. [cheers and applause] old friend here too, ann wall was kind enough to speak here. my son is joining us. my youngest son is campaigning. my boys have been campaigning all over the country. this is a family affair for us. their support means a lot to me and yours, the work you have done, the contacts made...
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host: did you vote for tammy baldwin or tommy thompson? caller: i did not vote for either host: -- either. host: democratic column. caller: i think people are afraid to vote for third parties because they have never experienced it before. because we are in so much trouble there is no reason not to go for a third party. it is not going to hurt us. we are in such a mess there is no reason not to experiment with different viewpoints, especially when it comes to monetary policy. host: gail russell chaddock? guest: high in the huge fan of third parties. there is a phenomenon of a critical realigning election, when the late shift, the new deal was won election -- was one election. people refer to this as a demographic election, and that -- that is a useful term, but democracy is not a block. out of the knicks could come possibilities for a third party -- this mix could come the possibility for a third party that would not be shackled by disputes of the past. -- we have already seen that parties have lost control of who finances candidates. what
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thompson and rehberg in montana. there say lot of blame to go around. i think at the end of the day what this shows is that conservatives and the republican party have a big challenge ahead of us. before the election, the polls showed that the people were concerned about the economy and jobs. coming out of the election, the exit polling showed people are still concerned about the economy and jobs and they're not happy with the direction the country is headed. so what that tells you is that people voted on personality. the candidate they liked the best, and not policy and we have to do a better job on educating people how policy in washington affects our lives out here in the homeland. >> we talked about this in the past, when many of the new tea party candidates came to washington after 2010, a lot of people criticized because they wouldn't compromise out of the gate. i said, you know, even if you don't like their policies, they're doing what they promised to do in their campaigns, they run ads saying they wouldn't a
thompson and rehberg in montana. there say lot of blame to go around. i think at the end of the day what this shows is that conservatives and the republican party have a big challenge ahead of us. before the election, the polls showed that the people were concerned about the economy and jobs. coming out of the election, the exit polling showed people are still concerned about the economy and jobs and they're not happy with the direction the country is headed. so what that tells you is that...
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tommy thompson. running against her. tammy baldwin was there. again, immediately take her place on the far left of the u.s. senate. >> this means we will have 19 women in the united states senate. a new high. 19%. because -- she becomes the 18th. in hawaii, two women running against each other. one of them, also -- of the, additional one. >> the senate story tonight is extraordinary. >> entirely possible -- win in north dakota. right now running ahead. >> from where we started. democrats, 23 seats. republicans only 10. democrats to be in this position. again, we will see the senate divided almost exactly in half. the country divided almost in half. and can either side. does somebody give and agree to build a working majority for change in a country. >> worth pointing out. polls have closed in all 50 states. president obama won 25 states and d.c. governor romney won 23 states. two states not projected. florida and alaska. >> what are the numbers on the senate, john karl? >> right now the democrats have net gain of two of seats. two seats the repu
tommy thompson. running against her. tammy baldwin was there. again, immediately take her place on the far left of the u.s. senate. >> this means we will have 19 women in the united states senate. a new high. 19%. because -- she becomes the 18th. in hawaii, two women running against each other. one of them, also -- of the, additional one. >> the senate story tonight is extraordinary. >> entirely possible -- win in north dakota. right now running ahead. >> from where we...
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we have to strengthen and extend its solvency but tommie thompson supports replacing it with a voucher. send them with a piece of paper, if it doesn't keep out of cost tough luck, it's out of your own pocket. shifting cost to the seniors and it's the wrong policy. >> medicare ladies and gentlemen is going to go bankrupt in the year 2024. i do not want medicare to go bank rument. i want to fix medicare but i want to make sure seniors are protected. and only those that are going to be under the age of 50 by the year 2,000 will have a choice, not a voucher like she says. i have never supported the voucher. what i support is a program that those individuals that are 50 and under in 2020 will make a choice do i want to go with medicare or the employees benefit, all the people in congress, the president gets. >> through the weekend watch more debates from key house, senate and governor races starting at 10:00 a.m. on c-span. >> and coming up at 9:00 eastern president obama holds a campaign rally at the university of colorado. it will be live here on c-span. and tomorrow morning "washington j
we have to strengthen and extend its solvency but tommie thompson supports replacing it with a voucher. send them with a piece of paper, if it doesn't keep out of cost tough luck, it's out of your own pocket. shifting cost to the seniors and it's the wrong policy. >> medicare ladies and gentlemen is going to go bankrupt in the year 2024. i do not want medicare to go bank rument. i want to fix medicare but i want to make sure seniors are protected. and only those that are going to be under...
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host: did you vote for tammy baldwin or tommy thompson? caller: i did not vote for either host: -- either. host: democratic column. caller: i think people are afraid to vote for third parties because they have never experienced it before. because we are in so much trouble there is no reason not to go for a third party. it is not going to hurt us. we are in such a mess there is no reason not to experiment with different viewpoints, especially when it comes to monetary policy. host: gail russell chaddock? guest: high in the huge fan of third parties. there is a phenomenon of a critical realigning election, when the late shift, the new deal was won election -- was one election. people refer to this as a demographic election, and that -- that is a useful term, but democracy is not a block. out of the knicks could come possibilities for a third party -- this mix could come the possibility for a third party that would not be shackled by disputes of the past. -- we have already seen that parties have lost control of who finances candidates. what
host: did you vote for tammy baldwin or tommy thompson? caller: i did not vote for either host: -- either. host: democratic column. caller: i think people are afraid to vote for third parties because they have never experienced it before. because we are in so much trouble there is no reason not to go for a third party. it is not going to hurt us. we are in such a mess there is no reason not to experiment with different viewpoints, especially when it comes to monetary policy. host: gail russell...
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thompson. despite being openly ga, her sexual identity was not a major issue in the campaign and clearly didn't seem to matter to wisconsin voters. >> part of the reason why it wasn't a big deal has to do with what are the top issue this is year and it really was about the economy and jobs. >> besides being the first openly gay member, she's also the first female to represent the state of wisconsin in the senate. she said she is vowing to fight for all of wisconsin, specifically the middle class. wolf? >>> very, very important. not only what's happening in wisconsin but other states as well. >> absolutely. >>> also some voters went with enthusiasm, some left angry and frustrated. what can be done to make sure americans don't wait hours and hours to vote.es ll over the dis. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will
thompson. despite being openly ga, her sexual identity was not a major issue in the campaign and clearly didn't seem to matter to wisconsin voters. >> part of the reason why it wasn't a big deal has to do with what are the top issue this is year and it really was about the economy and jobs. >> besides being the first openly gay member, she's also the first female to represent the state of wisconsin in the senate. she said she is vowing to fight for all of wisconsin, specifically the...
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also if president obama wins the presidency in wisconsin and tommy thompson wins the senate seat democrat/republican combination would be historic because it would be the first time that has ever happened. in massachusetts elizabeth warren's campaign says it's got 24,000 volunteers working to get out the vote tomorrow. it plans to knock on a million doors and make two million phone calls. she's got a slight lead at the moment over senator scott brown who's trying to cast himself as an independent voice. we're also keeping an eye on senator claire mccaskill who is about seven and a half points ahead of todd legitimate rape akin in missouri. we'll take a look at that coming up. back with more steph. pundits and viewers like you. with exclusive analysis and commentary from al gore - someone who knows a thing or two about close elections. >> now that's politically direct. >> election night coverage begins this tuesday at 8 eastern. >> our country's future depends on you. >> only on current tv. >> brought to you by communications workers of america. bring jobs home now. what we need are people
also if president obama wins the presidency in wisconsin and tommy thompson wins the senate seat democrat/republican combination would be historic because it would be the first time that has ever happened. in massachusetts elizabeth warren's campaign says it's got 24,000 volunteers working to get out the vote tomorrow. it plans to knock on a million doors and make two million phone calls. she's got a slight lead at the moment over senator scott brown who's trying to cast himself as an...
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tammy baldwin, the democrat, and tommy thompson have gone back in forth in polls who is ahead. today, the poll shows baldwin, you know, up a few points, but it's been a yo yo race, and there's another one as money on both sides has been pouring in, and, of course, the presidential race matters there too. no one knows really right now if obama or romney wins in wisconsin so that's one of the toughest races to call. over in montana, that's senator john tester, the democrat, who is running against the republican congressman for the state, and that is a state that mitt romney is expected to win easily, but the race is tight for over a year at this point, and it's another one that people don't know what's going to happen, and it could go late on election night. a third race that i think is looking for difficult to call at this point and should be a good one to watch is nevada. yet another presidential battle ground state. i think at this point, people think obama has a little of an edge there, but the republican, dean heller, has shown ability to get democratic voters, and people th
tammy baldwin, the democrat, and tommy thompson have gone back in forth in polls who is ahead. today, the poll shows baldwin, you know, up a few points, but it's been a yo yo race, and there's another one as money on both sides has been pouring in, and, of course, the presidential race matters there too. no one knows really right now if obama or romney wins in wisconsin so that's one of the toughest races to call. over in montana, that's senator john tester, the democrat, who is running against...
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this time around we are looking to do it again elect a president romney and also senator tommy thompson. >> we have had very very close presidential turnouts in the past. >> you cannot of course have a conversation about wisconsin without talking about paul ryan. >> our proudest son. he typically wins in a democrat leaning district. he has a tremendous amount of respect not just in southeastern wisconsin but all across the state. he is a midwestern dad incredibly humble a member of the people's house and he's a fiscal conservative. i think most people in this country are fiscal conservatives when it comes to the kitchen tables and own family budgets also small business owners that create 50-70 percent of the new jobs are fiscal con sesh tives, too. you can't spend whatever the heck you want, you have to spend only what you have. it is time our federal government started owning up>> it is something they do on a daily basis the budget and the checkbook. >> in wisconsin people get that. >> have a great rest of the weekend. >> you, too. >>> whas it to be a slip of the tongue? >> don't move,
this time around we are looking to do it again elect a president romney and also senator tommy thompson. >> we have had very very close presidential turnouts in the past. >> you cannot of course have a conversation about wisconsin without talking about paul ryan. >> our proudest son. he typically wins in a democrat leaning district. he has a tremendous amount of respect not just in southeastern wisconsin but all across the state. he is a midwestern dad incredibly humble a...
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tommy thompson raced there. republicans are hoping he can he pull off a win there and romney is hoping he can pull off wisconsin. >> yeah. i mean overall in the senate we are probably not going to see much of a shift, which is interesting when we think back about a year ago. people are thinking democrats were defending so many seats and they were going to be in trouble. and elizabeth warren seat is important to people because she is kind of this liberal hero and i think people are feeling she is a couple points up and have an expectation she going to win or going to be very disappointed if she doesn't. >> megyn: please stand by we will get your thoughts in a minute and several times throughout the night. >> bret: several times. >> megyn: first race called of the night when the polls close in a couple minutes. >> bret: michael barone, laura ingraham and, yes, bill o'reilly. many, many more. stay with us. i know the name of eight princesses. i'm an expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conver
tommy thompson raced there. republicans are hoping he can he pull off a win there and romney is hoping he can pull off wisconsin. >> yeah. i mean overall in the senate we are probably not going to see much of a shift, which is interesting when we think back about a year ago. people are thinking democrats were defending so many seats and they were going to be in trouble. and elizabeth warren seat is important to people because she is kind of this liberal hero and i think people are feeling...
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thompson. it looks like it could be a good night for her. this is really a race that again the democrats, a retiring senator herb coal. the democrats needed to hold that seat. it was looking more and more competitive. >> brown: the president was there just the other day with bruce springsteen at madison. he felt like he either had to go there to shore it up or something just even in the last day or two. >> it wasn't that long ago that scott walker survived that recall. but in those exit polls on that gubernatorial recall it showed that the president actually had the advantage. you know, people want to look at one race and automatically sait means something. it doesn't. the candidates matter and the campaigns matter. i think the republicans were hoping that lightning would strike here in the presidential race. but we have been worried for a long time. >> brown: we have a few new national exit polls we want to bring up here and talk about. one is looking at people by income. christina, what do we
thompson. it looks like it could be a good night for her. this is really a race that again the democrats, a retiring senator herb coal. the democrats needed to hold that seat. it was looking more and more competitive. >> brown: the president was there just the other day with bruce springsteen at madison. he felt like he either had to go there to shore it up or something just even in the last day or two. >> it wasn't that long ago that scott walker survived that recall. but in those...
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host: did you vote for tammy baldwin or tommy thompson? caller: i did not vote for either host: -- either. host: democratic column. caller: i think people are afraid to vote for third parties because they have never experienced it before. because we are in so much trouble there is no reason not to go for a third party. it is not going to hurt us. we are in such a mess there is no reason not to experiment with different viewpoints, especially when it comes to monetary policy. host: gail russell chaddock? guest: high in the huge fan of third parties. there is a phenomenon of a critical realigning election, when the late shift, the new deal was won election -- was one election. people refer to this as a demographic election, and that -- that is a useful term, but democracy is not a block. out of the knicks could come possibilities for a third party -- this mix could come the possibility for a third party that would not be shackled by disputes of the past. -- we have already seen that parties have lost control of who finances candidates. what
host: did you vote for tammy baldwin or tommy thompson? caller: i did not vote for either host: -- either. host: democratic column. caller: i think people are afraid to vote for third parties because they have never experienced it before. because we are in so much trouble there is no reason not to go for a third party. it is not going to hurt us. we are in such a mess there is no reason not to experiment with different viewpoints, especially when it comes to monetary policy. host: gail russell...